Microbial metal and metalloid metabolism : advances and applications / edited by John F. Stolz and Ronald S. Oremland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stolz, John F.

Oremland, R. S. (Ronald S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial metabolism.

Microorganisms--Composition.

Microorganisms.

Organometallic compounds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ideal reference for novice and experienced investigators interested in environmental biogeochemistry and bioremediation.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Geochemical Reactivity of Bacterial surfaces: a Tribute; I. ENVIRONMENTS; 2. From Geocycles to Genomes and Back; 3. Hyperthermophile-Metal Interactions in Hydrothermal Environments; 4. Microbe-Metal Interactions on seafloor Basalts; 5. Microbial Transformations of Arsenic in the subsurface; II. PROCESSES; 6. Mineralogical Controls on Microbial Reduction of Fe(III) (Hydr)oxides; 7. Microorganisms and Processes Linked to Uranium Reduction and Immobilization; 8. Direct and Indirect Processes Leading to Uranium(IV) Oxidation

9. Anaerobic Respiratory Iron(II) Oxidation10. Accentuate the Positive: Dissimilatory Iron Reduction by Gram-Positive Bacteria; 11. Regulation of Arsenic Metabolic Pathways in Prokaryotes; III. NEW TECHNOLOGIES; 12. Transcriptome Analysis of Metal-Reducing Bacteria; 13. Application of Proteomics in Bioremediation; 14. Monitoring Microbial Activity with GeoChip; 15. Methods for Detection of Arsenate-Respiring Bacteria: Advances, Cautions, and Caveats; 16. Nanoparticles Formed from Microbial Oxyanion Reduction of Toxic Group 15 and Group 16 Metalloids

17. Microbial Respiration of Anodes and Cathodes in Electrochemical CellsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68367-101-5

1-61344-403-6

1-55581-719-X